Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

andersonian

/ˌæn.dɚˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-der-so-ni-an
IPA: /ˌæn.dɚˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Ernest Masson Anderson (1877–1960), Scottish geologist, or his work on the dynamic analysis of faulting.

adj

Of or pertaining to Lindsay Anderson (1923–1994), British film and theatre director and film critic.

adj

Of or pertaining to Alan Ross Anderson (1925–1973), American logician, or his work in relevance logic and deontic logic.

adj

Of or pertaining to Benedict Anderson (1936–2015), Chinese-born Irish political scientist and historian.

adj

Of or pertaining to Wes Anderson (born 1969), American film director, producer, and writer.

Example Sentences

"At other points, the film suggests the motive is financial, depicting the Kobayashi clan as staging an industrial coup of sorts, like a quirky Andersonian take on the zaibatsu (a term for the family-controlled business monopolies that dominated Japan until the end of World War II)."

Etymology

From Anderson + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæn.dɚˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
British English: /ˌæn.dəˈsəʊ.ni.ən/

Rhymes With

non-newtonian sheldonian curonian lesvonian sotonian swindonian warringtonian manzonian frederictonian charlottetonian blytonian montegonian

Questions

How do you pronounce andersonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæn.dɚˈsoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does andersonian mean?: Of or pertaining to Ernest Masson Anderson (1877–1960), Scottish geologist, or his work on the dynamic analysis of faulting.
Where does andersonian come from?: From Anderson + -ian.

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